"According to Margulis and Lovelock, the earth can be understood as a giant living organism, attending to its own needs – an organism of which we, for the moment, are interesting parts."
- Leeming, David. Myth: A Biography of Belief. Oxford University Press, 2002 pg 46
"I'm trying to get up, get out, and get something and still live up to what I've said What's important to me's not a fortune please Still don't feel I need a Porshe, Beemer to fulfill my dreams Cuz I remember the reason that I got into this thing in the first place wasn't ever to be rich All I wanted was to say my peice and make enough at least to have a place to sleep 'til I'm done that I won't sit down And I can't quit now I'm addicted to the drum kit's pounding And now and then it might feel like I'm running in circles I just gotta keep jumping the hurdles and
Try Hard as ya' can To understand This running in circles Got me wondering I- I- I don't know why We pay it any mind Baby I'm blind How would we know If we don't even Try..."
- Sweatshop Union "Try" from the album "United We Fall"
"Most people find it difficult to understand purely verbal concepts. They suspect the ear; they don’t trust it. In general we feel more secure when things are visible, when we can 'see for ourselves.' We admonish children, for instance, to 'believe only half of what they see, and nothing of what they hear.' All kinds of 'shorthand” systems of notation have been developed to help us see what we hear.'"
- Marshall McLuhanand Quentin Fiorce. The Medium is the Massage: An Inventory of Effects. Penguin Books: Toronto, 2003, pg 117
